Dear Staff and Faculty,
Tragically, suicide is the leading cause of death among young people in Colorado. We, as a community, have experienced the loss and pain that suicide can create.
As part of our commitment to help our community thrive, we will offer online suicide prevention training to all members of the CC community. QPR is a prevention training for participants to be able to recognize the warning signs of suicidal thinking, behavior, and attempts, and question, persuade, and refer people at risk for help.
Because our campus is safer when more of us have these skills, we are asking that all staff and faculty complete the training by the start of Block 6, Friday, Feb. 27.
You can also take one of the upcoming in-person QPR classes to meet this requirement:
We expect the online training to take about an hour, and the in-person training to take about two hours.
If you want to be exempted from this expectation because of concerns about potential triggering or other reasons, please submit an exception form here. If you have taken QPR training in person in the last year, you will be exempted from this request.
Thank you all for your commitment to each other’s mental health and wellness.
Sincerely,
Ryan Simmons
Vice President for People and Workplace Culture
